Math Problem Solving Quiz

A furniture manufacturer shipped 26 cartons to a store. Each carton weighed 235 pounds. What was the total weight of the cartons?

• 6110 pounds

• 6000 pounds

• 6200 pounds

• 6100 pounds

The West Rock School District ordered 118 cartons of math books. The books were shipped in cartons that each held 36 books. Estimate the total number of math books in the shipment. Write an equation to model your work.

• A. 118 x 36 = 4248

• B. 118 + 36 = 154

• C. 118 - 36 = 82

• D. 118 / 36 = 3.28

The West Rock School District ordered 118 cartons of math books. The books were shipped in cartons that each held 36 books. If you calculate an estimate of 3000 would that be an underestimate or an overestimate?

• Overestimate

• Underestimate

Is the equation below correct? Explain.

79 × 10^4 = 7,900

• The equation is incorrect. The product should have 3 zeros.

• The equation is correct. The decimal moved two places to the right.

• The equation is incorrect. The product should have 4 zeros.

• The equation is incorrect. The product should have 2 zeros.

Ms. Gomez flies 876 miles round trip to visit her parents. What is the total distance in miles that she would fly for 12 visits to her parents' house?

• 10,512 miles

• 9,876 miles

• 10,000 miles

• 11,000 miles

Nicole buys envelopes for her home office that come in boxes of 125 envelopes. If she buys 18 boxes, how many envelopes will she have in all?

• 2,250

• 2,000

• 2,500

• 2,100

On a family vacation, Aaron took 1,276 digital photos. His twin sister Ashley took 4 times as many photos as Aaron. How many photos did Ashley take?

• 5,104

• 4,000

• 3,828

• 6,000

Multiply

315 x 62

Select all the expressions that are equal to 7 × 10^4.

• 7 x 1000

• 70 x 100

• 700 x 100

• 7 x 10,000

• 7 x 10

Trevor has 228 e-books on his e-reader. Eli has 14 times as many e-books as Trevor. How many e-books does Eli have?

• 3192

• 2280

• 456

• 1596